vivacious

vivacious
Synonyms and related words:
active, activist, activistic, acute, aggressive, agog, alacritous, alert, alive, all agog, animate, animated, antic, anxious, avid, blithe, bouncing, bouncy, breathless, breezy, brisk, bubbly, buoyant, bursting to, cant, capersome, cheerful, chipper, coltish, desirous, dynamic, eager, ebullient, effervescent, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, exuberant, forceful, forcible, forward, frisky, frolicsome, full of beans, full of go, full of life, full of pep, gamesome, gay, go-go, happy, hearty, high-spirited, impatient, impetuous, incisive, intense, jaunty, keen, kinetic, light-hearted, live, lively, living, lusty, mercurial, merry, mettlesome, militant, panting, peppy, perky, pert, piquant, playful, poignant, prompt, pungent, quick, quicksilver, racy, raring to, ready, ready and willing, robust, rollicking, rollicksome, rompish, skittish, smacking, snappy, spanking, sparkling, spirited, sportive, sprightly, spry, strenuous, strong, sunny, take-charge, take-over, trenchant, up, vibrant, vigorous, vital, vivid, zestful, zesty, zingy, zippy

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  • Vivacious — Vi*va cious (?; 277), a. [L. v[ i]vax, acis, fr. vivere to live. See {Vivid}.] 1. Having vigorous powers of life; tenacious of life; long lived. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Hitherto the English bishops have been vivacious almost to wonder. . . . But… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vivacious — 1640s, from L. vivax (gen. vivacis) lively, vigorous (see VIVACITY (Cf. vivacity)). Related: Vivaciously …   Etymology dictionary

  • vivacious — *lively, animated, gay, sprightly Analogous words: buoyant, effervescent, volatile (see ELASTIC): *merry, blithe, jocund: frolicsome, sportive, *playful Antonyms: languid …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • vivacious — [adj] lively, spirited active, alert, animate, animated, bouncy, brash, breezy, bubbling, cheerful, ebullient, effervescent, exuberant, frolicsome, full of life*, gay, happy, high spirited, jolly, jumping, keen, lighthearted, merry, playful,… …   New thesaurus

  • vivacious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ attractively lively and animated. DERIVATIVES vivaciously adverb vivacity noun. ORIGIN from Latin vivax lively, vigorous …   English terms dictionary

  • vivacious — [vī vā′shəs, vivā′shəs] adj. [< L vivax (gen. vivacis), vigorous < vivere, to live (see BIO ) + OUS] full of life and animation; lively SYN. LIVELY vivaciously adv. vivaciousness n …   English World dictionary

  • vivacious — vi|va|cious [vıˈveıʃəs US vı , vaı ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: vivax living a long time, vivacious , from vivere; VIVID] someone, especially a woman, who is vivacious has a lot of energy and a happy attractive manner used to show… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • vivacious — vi|va|cious [ vı veıʃəs ] adjective lively and attractive: a vivacious and charming lady a vivacious personality ╾ vi|va|cious|ly adverb ╾ vi|va|cious|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • vivacious — [[t]vɪve͟ɪʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe someone as vivacious, you mean that they are lively, exciting, and attractive. [WRITTEN] She s beautiful, vivacious, and charming …   English dictionary

  • vivacious — adjective a woman who is vivacious has a lot of energy and a happy attractive manner: a vivacious and outgoing personality vivaciously adverb vivaciousness noun (U) vivacity noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • vivacious — UK [vɪˈveɪʃəs] / US adjective lively and attractive a vivacious and charming lady a vivacious personality Derived words: vivaciously adverb vivaciousness noun uncountable …   English dictionary

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